Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

• Richard Crookston

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TAKS Grade 7 Writing

• (1) Scientists have learned many facts about the
  animals that live on our planet. (2) However, one
  thing remains quiet puzzling.
• What change, if any, should be made in sentence
  2?

• A Delete the comma after However
• B Change remains to remain
• C Change quiet to quite
• D Make no change

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TAKS Grade 7 Math

• Conners parents asked him to save 2/5 of his
  allowance each week to help pay for summer camp.
  What percent of his allowance did Conners
  parents ask him to save?

• A 25
• B 35
• C 40
• D 60

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The Challenger

• Angela nodded as the announcer called her name.
  She skated out on shaky legs, going through her
  routine one last time in her mind. One part in
  particular worried her the double axel, a jump
  in which she spun two and a half times and landed
  backwards. It had taken her months to learn, and
  she still sometimes missed it.

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TAKS Grade 7 Reading

• routine \ru_- ten\ n 1. a common or expected
  occurrence 2. a repeated speech or formula 3. a
  prepared part or performance 4. A sequence of
  instructions or commands
• Which of these represents the meaning of
• routine as used in paragraph 3?

• A Definition 1
• B Definition 2
• C Definition 3
• D Definition 4

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TAKS Grade 8 Social Studies

• One of the most popular and influential American
  novels of the 1800s was Harriet Beecher Stowes
  Uncle Toms Cabin. It addresses the topic of

• A womens suffrage
• B industry
• C slavery
• D westward movement

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TAKS Grade 8 Math

• The figure shows a rectangle inside a circle.
• Which procedure should be used to find the area
  of the shaded region?

• A Find the area of the circle and then subtract
  the area of the rectangle.
• B Find the circumference of the circle and then
  subtract the perimeter of the rectangle.
• C Find the circumference of the circle and then
  subtract the area of the rectangle.
• D Find the area of the rectangle and then
  subtract the perimeter of the rectangle.

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TAKS Grade 9 Math

• Which of the equations below represents the
  second step of the solution process?
• Step 1. 5(6x 4) 1 -39
• Step 2.
• Step 3. 30x 21 -39
• Step 4. 30x -60
• Step 5. x -2

• A 5(6x 1) 4 -39
• B 5(6x 5) -39
• C 30x 4 1 -39
• D 30x 20 1 -39

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TAKS Grade 10 ELA

• (2) It started as a result of the efforts of a
  dedicated woman. (3) That woman was named Clara
  Barton.
• What is the most effective way to combine
  sentences 2 and 3?

• A It started as a result of the efforts of a
  dedicated woman, that woman was named Clara
  Barton.
• B It started as a result of the efforts of a
  woman who was dedicated and named Clara Barton.
• C It started as a result of the efforts of a
  dedicated woman named Clara Barton.
• D It started as a result of the efforts of a
  dedicated woman she was named Clara Barton.

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TAKS Grade 10 Math

• Simplify the expression
• 3(x 1) - 2(3x 7).

• A -3x - 11
• B -3x - 10
• C -3x - 8
• D -3x 17

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TAKS Grade 10 Social Science

• The debate over states rights and the supremacy
  of the national government became increasingly
  important between 1820 and 1860 because of
  opposing views on

• A industrial development
• B slavery
• C immigration
• D womens suffrage

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TAKS Grade 10 Science

• The primary way liquids and gases transmit heat
  is by the process of

• A reflection
• B conduction
• C radiation
• D convection

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TAKS Grade 11 LEA

• (4) It was during the Civil War that Barton began
  the work that lead to the establishment of the
  American Red Cross.
• What change, if any, should be made in the
  sentence 4?

• A Change was to is
• B Insert a comma after Civil War
• C Change lead to led
• D Make no change

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TAKS Grade 11 Math

• On Friday Daniel wrote a check for 158. The
  following Monday he deposited 60 into his bank
  account. On Wednesday the bank informed him that
  he had overdrawn his account by 8. If Daniel
  made no other transactions between Friday and
  Wednesday, what was his balance before he wrote
  the check on Friday?

• A 90
• B 98
• C 106
• D 210

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TAKS Grade 11 Social Science

• Charles Lindberghs 1927 solo flight across the
  Atlantic Ocean was important to Americans because
  it

• A allowed the United States to demonstrate new
  military technology to European allies
• B helped Great Britain to develop new aviation
  technology
• C embarrassed the fascist dictators of Germany
  and Italy
• D symbolized American ingenuity, courage, and
  ability

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TAKS Grade 11 Science

• Some bacteria benefit mammals by helping with

• A growth
• B defense
• C digestion
• D respiration

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TExET question on TAKS

• Which method is an allowable accommodation

• A Translating test items
• B Small-group/individual administration
• C Foreign-language reference materials
• D Rephrasing/clarifying test questions

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Answer Key

• 7 Writing C
• 7 Math C
• 7 Reading C
• 8 Social Science C
• 8 Math A
• 9 Math D
• 10 ELA A
• 10 Math A

• 10 Social Science B
• 10 Science D
• 11 LEA C
• 11 Math A
• 11 Social Science D
• 11 Science - C